True Stories

These essays and short stories are true experiences as told by different SmartGirls. New stories will be released as they are submitted. Jump straight to a story by selecting its title in the menu to the right.

Everyone is different, and everyone has unique experiences that no one
else can claim. Even when we are in big groups, each person is focusing
on something different, thinking of something different, noticing something
different.

That is why every person has a story to tell, and it is why we can learn
from every single person. We share our stories with the hope that we
can help someone learn what we have learned.

But as much as we have learned, there is so much that we didn't notice.
Perhaps the person next to us looked up at just the right time to see
something we could not. We listen to others' stories to discover what
we have missed.

Many true stories talk about struggles and difficulties and can be very
sad. However, true stories can make us laugh as much as cry. They can
be as diverse as any fictional story, and can be even more powerful because
they are true.

Our collection of True Stories were submitted by SmartGirls just
like you from all over the world. On SmartGirl, our true stories take
the form of essays or short stories, not novels in many chapters.

You will probably find something you can relate to in our Real Life
Stories because they can be about any topic. You might recognize your
own joys and struggles in the completely different scenarios of others'
stories. If you have feel inspired by our Real Life Stories, please consider
submitting something of your own!

Even if you are not sure you have something to share, go ahead and try. You
can submit as many essays as you would like. You never know what wisdom
you have that will open the eyes of your reader.